The Motion Picture Association (MPA), the global voice of the producers and distributors of film, television and streaming content, is celebrating the century of creativity, growth and innovation since its inception in 1922. Since its founding in the age of the silent film, the MPA has championed storytellers, developed tools to protect their content against […]
Russian subscribers no longer have access to streaming service Netflix as it became the latest Western company to halt business in the country following the invasion of Ukraine. The Netflix site and apps were no longer available as of May 27th and a Netflix spokesperson confirmed that subscribers no longer had access. “This is the […]
At London’s MCM Comic Con, Robert Sheehan – one of the stars of hit Netflix series The Umbrella Academy – took to the stage to discuss what fans can expect from Season 3 of the superhero drama. “[Filming] was very, very Covidy and I just watched it actually and it’s brilliant, it’s really really brilliant, […]
Channel 4 and Netflix are have announced a new co-production Five Star Chef (6 x 60’), created by Twenty Twenty (First Dates, A House Through Time, All That Glitters). This high-stakes new competition series will pit some of Britain’s brightest and most ambitious chefs against one another for a jaw-dropping prize: their own restaurant in […]
In celebration of the return of Stranger Things, rifts have appeared on some of the most iconic monuments around the globe. The Upside Down, the sinister alternate dimension from the series, has taken over 14 countries through 15 landmarks including the Empire State Building in New York City; Bondi Beach in Australia; Duomo Square in […]
For several years, the SVoD market in Sub-Saharan Africa has been growing steadily, reports Dataxis. Between 2018 and 2021, the number of streaming subscribers almost doubled to reach just over 5 million. This growth is not likely to stop as the market is expected to reach more than 15 million subscribers by 2026, a threefold […]
Spain’s independent producers have rebelled against the new TV law – currently under debate in Parliament – on the grounds that it will create a production duopoly in the market dominated by Atresmedia/Mediaset-linked companies to the detriment of independent producers. A last-minute amendment to the law will enable major producers linked to the largest private […]
The inaugural Battle Royale study from Hub Entertainment Research shows that the average household consumes entertainment – video, music, gaming, podcasts – from almost 13 different sources. But only half of those sources are considered must-haves. According to Hub, Covid and the launch of new streaming platforms have kicked the streaming revolution into high gear. […]
The Lincoln Lawyer topped the English TV list with 108.09 million hours viewed for the week beginning May 16th, making it the most viewed Netflix title of the week. Starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, the drama made the Top 10 in 90 countries. In advance of the highly anticipated return of Season 4, Vol. 1, Stranger Things […]
Reporting on the most up-to-date pay-TV and OTT research at the Connected TV World Summit in London, Omdia Senior Director Maria Rua Aguete told delegates that the number of people paying for video services in the UK had “increased 11 per cent over the last year and quarter on quarter since April 2021.” According to […]